Obituary – Jack W. Seymour of Leaf River, Illinois

Jack W. Seymour, 81, of Leaf River, died Saturday May 31, 2014 in Swedish-American Hospital, Rockford. He was born Oct. 17, 1932 in Girard, IL the son of Earl & Irma (Burd) Seymour. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and was a Purple Heart recipient. He retired from Sundstrand Corp. after 30 years of service and was an active and proud member of UAW Local 592. He also had a diary farm, was a member of East Rockford Pigeon Club, was an avid deer hunter, and loved working on John Deere tractors and watching western movies. Survivors include daughters, Cheri (Kevin) Bielema of Sellersburg, IN and Wendy (Joe) Kerwin of Leaf River; son, Wayne Seymour of Rockford; grandchildren, Brian & Ami Schelling, Scott & Tonya Snyder, Carrie Groom, Jennifer Seymour, and Brandon Blake; six great grandchildren; and special friend of 13 years, Melba Miller. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Phyllis, granddaughter, Erica Bielema, and sister, E. Joanne Kruse. Funeral services will be held Wed. June 4, 2014 at 10:30 AM in the Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, 506 W. Merchant St., Byron with Pastor Randy Snider and Jake Groom officiating. Burial will be in Silver Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00-7:00 PM in the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Touched By Suicide prevention group. Visitation: Tuesday 5:00-7:00 PM at FHG-Byron Service: Wed. 10:30 AM at FHG-Byron

Popular posts from this blog

News…From State Representative Litesa Wallace For Immediate Release: Wallace Bill to Establish Task Force on Opportunities for At-Risk Women Now LawSPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Litesa Wallace, D-Rockford, to require appointments be made to the Task Force on Opportunities for At-Risk Women was signed into law on Thursday. "This task force will review ways to improve the lives of at-risk women from around the state, as well suggest legislative ideas that can improve the well-being of women," Wallace said. "There are a number of underlying challenges these women face, and we have to do a better job of giving every resident the opportunity they deserve." House Bill 457 mandates that appointments be made to the task force within 60 days of its passage into law, and will require the group to meet quarterly. The task forc…

Paul Gorski's Winnebago County News. Original material is Copyright 2017 ® Paul Gorski. Columnists are entitled to Copyright on their own original content. Links are provided to various local TV, Radio and Newspaper sources, and those links may take you to additional copyrighted material. The opinions expressed here may not be (and probably are not) shared by the media outlets listed, nor do these media outlets endorse the information posted here. We do not accept advertising.

The Winnebago County News is a nonprofit, noncommercial educational news reporting venture. The links to news content outside this site are presented under the Fair Use doctrine of US Copyright law, as the links are presented for news reporting and nonprofit educational purposes. Please visit our companion sites Rockford Sports Newsand Rockford Weather News.